Program Lead-COTS

Job Requirements

A. ERP Transformation Strategy

• Define and execute TEAL's SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformation roadmap.

• Establish the business case, value realisation framework and transformation governance.

• Drive Fit-to-Standard and Clean Core principles to reduce customisation debt.

• Align ERP transformation with TEAL's digital, data, analytics, AI and Industry 4.0 roadmap.

• Prepare executive steering committee updates, programme dashboards and decision notes.

B. Business Process Transformation

• Lead Business Process Re-engineering across Procure-to-Pay, Plan-to-Produce, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Project Systems, Quality Management, Asset Management, Engineering and Manufacturing.

• Drive process standardisation across TEAL business units and plants.

• Minimise non-value-adding customisation and enable SAP best-practice adoption.

• Facilitate workshops with business process owners to capture current-state pain points and define future-state processes.

C. SAP S/4HANA Programme Leadership

• Manage the end-to-end implementation lifecycle: assessment, strategy, design, build, test, cutover, hypercare and optimisation.

• Govern implementation partners, system integrators and internal delivery teams.

• Ensure delivery within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.

• Own programme risk management, issue resolution, escalation and mitigation planning.

• Set up disciplined PMO routines, milestone reviews and governance forums.

D. Data and Master Data Governance

• Define enterprise data migration and cleansing strategy.

• Lead material master cleansing, vendor/customer master harmonisation, BOM and routing validation, and finance master data transformation.

• Establish master data ownership, stewardship and governance processes.

• Ensure migrated data is complete, accurate, validated and auditable.

E. Enterprise Integration

• Own integration architecture between SAP S/4HANA and MES, PLM, CRM, SRM, quality systems, supplier portals, data platforms, IoT/Industry 4.0 systems, analytics and AI platforms.

• Ensure secure, scalable and maintainable integration patterns aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

• Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity and application teams for environment readiness and operational resilience.

F. Change Management and Adoption

• Develop the organisational change management strategy for the ERP transformation.

• Drive business readiness, communication, training and adoption plans.

• Create a network of super-users, process champions and plant-level change anchors.

• Conduct leadership workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.

• Measure user adoption, training effectiveness and transition readiness.

G. Governance, Compliance and Controls

• Establish clear transformation governance, roles, accountability and decision rights.

• Monitor programme KPIs, risk indicators and value realisation metrics.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, cybersecurity standards and data governance policies.

• Support cutover governance, business continuity planning and post-go-live stabilisation.

3. Success Metrics

• Successful SAP ECC to S/4HANA implementation with minimum business disruption.

• Standardised business processes across TEAL business units and operating locations.

• Reduction in manual interventions and spreadsheet-based dependencies.

• Improved inventory visibility, planning accuracy and production control.

• Improved financial closing timelines and reporting confidence.

• Clean master data compliance and sustained data governance.

• Strong ERP adoption and positive user feedback from business functions.

Business benefits realised against approved transformation case

· 12-18+ years of ERP transformation experience·

Minimum two full-cycle SAP transformation programmes.

• At least one SAP ECC to S/4HANA implementation as Programme Lead, Transformation Lead or Solution Lead.

• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, automotive, aerospace, EMS, industrial automation or industrial products sectors.

• Strong understanding of SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, supply chain, manufacturing, finance and procurement.

• Experience with RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Integration Suite or SAP MDG.

• Experience in multi-plant transformation programmes.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Technology; MBA preferred.

• SAP S/4HANA certification desirable.

• PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile certification preferred.